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| Stepping Hill Hospital poisoning deaths: Ten inquests held | Stepping Hill Hospital poisoning deaths: Ten inquests held |
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| Inquests are being held into ten deaths at Stepping Hill Hospital following the jailing of killer nurse Victorino Chua. | Inquests are being held into ten deaths at Stepping Hill Hospital following the jailing of killer nurse Victorino Chua. |
| The father of two was found guilty of murdering two patients and poisoning 20 others in May. | The father of two was found guilty of murdering two patients and poisoning 20 others in May. |
| Chua was convicted of poisoning, or attempting to poison, six of the ten people for which inquests are being held. | |
| The remaining four cases are patients who died while Chua worked on wards at Stepping Hill in Stockport. | The remaining four cases are patients who died while Chua worked on wards at Stepping Hill in Stockport. |
| 'Bitter nurse' | 'Bitter nurse' |
| There were no criminal charges brought in relation to Raymond Jenyon, 86, George Keep, 84, Vera Pearson, 84 and 89-year-old Hannah Hull. | There were no criminal charges brought in relation to Raymond Jenyon, 86, George Keep, 84, Vera Pearson, 84 and 89-year-old Hannah Hull. |
| Chua was found guilty of poisoning Beryl Hope, 70, Mary Cartwright, 89, Linda McDonagh, 60, William Dickson, 82 and John Beeley who was 73. | |
| In the case of Marietta Pawlyszyn, 86, he was convicted of trebling the drug dosage on her prescription chart although this was never administered. | |
| The 49-year-old was jailed for life with a minimum of 35 years for killing Tracey Arden, 44, and Derek Weaver, 83 and poisoning 20 others, | The 49-year-old was jailed for life with a minimum of 35 years for killing Tracey Arden, 44, and Derek Weaver, 83 and poisoning 20 others, |
| He was found guilty of tampering with saline bags and ampoules while working on two acute wards at the hospital in Greater Manchester in June and July 2011. | He was found guilty of tampering with saline bags and ampoules while working on two acute wards at the hospital in Greater Manchester in June and July 2011. |
| These were unwittingly used by other nurses, causing a series of insulin overdoses to mainly elderly victims. | These were unwittingly used by other nurses, causing a series of insulin overdoses to mainly elderly victims. |
| Among the evidence produced by the prosecution was a self-penned letter found at Chua's home in Stockport after his arrest in January 2012. | Among the evidence produced by the prosecution was a self-penned letter found at Chua's home in Stockport after his arrest in January 2012. |
| In the letter, which he described as "the bitter nurse confession", Chua said he was "an angel turned into an evil person" and "there's a devil in me". | In the letter, which he described as "the bitter nurse confession", Chua said he was "an angel turned into an evil person" and "there's a devil in me". |